Randolph High School (Texas)

Randolph High School, part of the Randolph Field Independent School District is located on Randolph Air Force Base in Universal City, Texas. It serves approximately 300 high school students and employs approximately 29 high school teachers and other support staff.

Overview

In 2005 Randolph High School was ranked the 15th Best High School in Texas by the Texas Education Excellence Project.RHS is a multiple-time Texas Education Agency Recognized School, most recently in 2008. Randolph Field Independent School District was also named a Recognized District byt the TEA in 2008.

The school competes in band, athletic, and academic activities. Most notably, the girl's track & field team won the 2A state championship back to back in 2006 and 2007, making it the first high school in the San Antonio area to repeat since 1989. In 2008 the team won their 3rd consecutive state championship in girls track and field.

Among other notable activities is the award-winning Randolph Ro-Hawk Marching Band. The band has won every marching competition they have entered dating back to 1997, an 11-year streak as of 2008. The band has also received superior ratings (the highest available) at the Regional level for 13 consecutive years. The Ro-Hawk band has been distinguished as one of the Top 10 Marching Bands in its classification of over 260 bands. The band has advanced to the bi-annual Texas State Marching Contest every year since 1997, and have placed in the Top 10 each time. Most recently the band made its 6th consecutive trip to the contest and placed 8th, missing the finals by merely 2 points.

Students are issued personal laptops for classroom and personal use during the school year. However, students must return their laptops before the end of the year. The first laptops were issued in 2003 to the class of 2007.

As of 2007, the school underwent construction to build a new gymnasium and a million dollar fine arts center.

Notable Alumni

* Carl J. Meade, NASA astronaut
* Shawn Michaels, professional wrestler
* Rick Riordan, author

External links

* [http://www.randolph-field.k12.tx.us/RHS/ Official Site]

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